Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has made cuts to his state's budget more than five times since Sept. 2009, including a $1.6 million cut to the state's Medicaid budget during fiscal year 2010, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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The National Cancer Institute has extended funding to a fifth year for five Catholic Health Initiatives hospitals with cancer centers as part of NCI’s Community Cancer Centers Program, according to a CHI news release.
Even though New Jersey hospitals have shown an increase in average operating margins, Moody's has issued a negative outlook for nonprofit hospitals in the state, according to a release by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
Mishawaka, Ind.-based St. Francis Health Services has announced it will change its name to Franciscan Alliance, according to a news release.
The Texas Medical Board has accused cardiologist Samuel J. DeMaio, MD, of performing unnecessary heart stent and defibrillator implantation procedures and angiograms, according to an Austin American-Statesman report.
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Several states across the U.S. have discussed ending Medicaid programs, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.With reimbursements shrinking and patient volume expected to rise under the reform law, our healthcare system comes up against a stark reality.…
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A multitude of forces — some already in effect and others set to take effect in 2011 and beyond — pose possible threats to hospital profitability. Hospitals have long been faced with the challenge of compensating for reduced Medicare and…
Evidence-based design has become the fastest growing trend in healthcare development. In EBD, decisions about the built environment are based on credible research that will, in turn, create the most efficient outcome. Here are five ways EBD saves costs and…